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CenturyLink

Walking, without other incident-single episode — Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified — ENTERPRISE, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at CenturyLink in ENTERPRISE, ALABAMA
Employer CenturyLink Report ID 2018054704
Address 1202 Boll Weevil Circle, Southwest Georgia Petroleum Convienence Store City, State ZIP ENTERPRISE, ALABAMA 36330
Event Date May 15, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified Body Part Knee(s)
Event Type Walking, without other incident-single episode Source of Injury Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
Industry (NAICS) 517110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.90000, -84.54000

Incident Narrative

An employee was walking to his truck at a remote site when his knee gave out due to a torn or dislocated tendon. He was hospitalized for surgery.

Incident Summary

On May 15, 2018, a worker at CenturyLink in ENTERPRISE, ALABAMA suffered traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified to the knee(s). The incident was classified as walking, without other incident-single episode, with bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 34 severe injury reports involving "Walking, without other incident-single episode" incidents in our database. Browse all Walking, without other incident-single episode injuries.

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